The Sun. — London, England, 1809-09-23 00:00:00

France, and what forms it will be _most convenient for the French Emperor to give ber, and then does nut hoti himself ready, at all points, and at all muments, for prevention and resistance, is hasten ing the ruin of his country. Without considering that he has demanded and received the useless sacri fice of the St. Domingo trade, that his fleets have burnt our ships at sea, that he has openly violated the most important provisions of a solemn treaty, .and otter seizing twenty millions of property, added n of rabic insult to injury, by affecting to hold it as Ihe price of our acquiescence in his measures, let us t xamine what we have to apprehend from the French Emperor,, by a glance at his general policy, and his 'mown treatmeet of other Powers." MAILS. Asßiv ID-7 Leeward Island, r New York and Halifax, Dublin, 3 ‘Vaterfocd. I.)lns—z Gottenourgn, i Cadiz, t Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWILVE O'CLOCK. Collsols - o - ....... 6Si THE SUN. 601.114 (;U1& DICZaI VALIUM AUD:AT L 0 ND 0 IV, SATURDAY, SEPTEMERR 23, 1809. The Porcupin,l has just arrived at Spithead from Cadiz, which it left on the 3d inst. with dispatches from Marquis WELLESLEY, having on board Sir JOHN CEApDOCK. from Gibraltar. We do not un derstand that any important intelligence was brought in these dispatches. The Virginia sloop of war has arrived with Dis patches of an important and interesting nature from Sir ROBERT BARLOW, for the Directors of the East Jndia Cornpany.—Every thing was in a state of tran quility when this vessel came away. His Majesty's ship Virginia, arrived at Ports moult' the 22(1 instant, left Madras the 16th May, and St. Helena the 7th August. The Farley had arrived at St. Helena, also the United Kingdom, from England. No news of the seven missing ships from St. He lena. The Castle Eden, Surrey, Marchioness of Exeter, Devon shire, Marquis Wellesley, Taunton Castle, City of London, Metcalfe, Dover Castle, Earl Howe, and Retreat, (from which ships the United Kingdom had parted company,) were well the gth July, at sea, lat. 24• 40. S. long. '26. 30. W. The most incorrect reports continue to be circu lated, concerning the new ministerial arrangements. We cannot at present undertake to state the particu lar measures, but we have no doubt that some will be adopted for strengthening the Administration. Having said this, it is almost needless to observe, that the rumour of Lord SIDNIOUTH'S being sent for is witiaqut foundation. We this morning received New York Papers to the 14th ult. but they contain no intelligence of import. ance, subsequent to the Proclamation of the Presi dent, which we some days ago laid before Readers. Ihe Opposition Press seems a little down-hearted at the last news from the Continent. General VE NEGAS has the same complaint to prefer against CuEsTA for abandoning Talavera, and prefers it more openly, than our considerate and prudent Com mander—while the City of Madrid, converted into 31.1 hospital, confesses the number of the wounded French soldiers in the glorious battle achieved by Sir AllTnurt WELLESLEY at that place. When one reads, too, the extraordinary efforts of the French Government for the proteuio❑ of Flan ders, the garrisons they unfurnished, the national guards they forced to enrol in the course of 24 hours and the despotic measures in general to which their alarm gave birth, it is impossible not to perceive the reasons why the Party Papers are so palpably abash ed and dispirited. The most candid of them seem virtually to admit, that - the late Duel came very sea sonably to their aid : but those who cunningly aim ar, or pretend Co any consistency, most palpably be tray the disappointment they have received by the late Mails from Spain and Portugal. Indeed it is hardly possible to devise positions - preferable to those which this Country occupies, in the event of the rupture of the Armistice of Wagram. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, the Dukes of KENT End CUMBERLAND, Princesses AUGUSTA and SoPHIA, accompanied by Lady ELY, General FITZ ROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in Windsor-park, end returned to the Palace at noon.' We have received Middleburgh Gazettes to the date of Tuesday last. They contain no account of military operations, either of the British in Walche ren, or of the enemy in Cadsand and South Beve land. Tht-,y are principally devoted to details of Custom-house regulations for the temporary arrange ment of the duties and prohibitions to which tlie trade of the Island shall be subjta; As the time limited for granting licenses to vessels passing to and from Eiolland expires on Friday nexr, city i;pplil:ation was made yesterday by some persons interested in that trade for an extension of the pe but it .c as refused, NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 20.-Put back, the Jalouse sloop of war ; and the Rhin frigate, Capt. MALCOLM, with the vieluallers for the squadron off Rochefort. A number of French prisoners marched from hence this morning, for the royal prison at Dart moor, escorted by a detachment from the West Essex Militia. Sailed, the Hope, COLLINS, for Barbadoes, and Trinidad. Arrived, the Unite frigate, Capt. CAMPBELL, from Portsmouth. SEPT. 21. This afternoon the Rhin frigate, with the victuallers for the squadron off Rochefort, made another attempt to get out, but were obliged to come t o anchor again, the wind blowing fresh from the westward. Sailed, his Majesty's ship Ja/ousc, of I 8 guns, to the eastward; and the American ship Ontario, NYE, for the river. Went up the harbour to be repaired, the UnitE frigate. Arrived the Union, HAM, from Llanelly. Remain in the Bay, his Majesty's ships Tonnant and Captain. In the Sound, the Rhin, Amelia, Dolphin, Pickle, Ann, and Whiting. FALMOUTH, SEPT. Q.a. —Arrived this morning, the Princess Augusta packet, in 29 days, from St. Tho mas, with the Leeward Island Mails ; in conse quence of the death of the Captain (St. Autylo, and t 1 of the crew, during her stay in the Islands, she is put under stria quarantine. Passengers by her are, Dr. ARMSTRONG, PETER DELISLE, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. HILL and family. On the 17th September, in lat. 49. 21. long 7. 44. spoke the ship Thomas and Mary, from Martinique for Liverpool, out 4g days; had lost all her topmasts in a gale of wind on the 2Gth ultimo, off the banks of Newfoundland. Arrived, also, this day, the Mary packet, Capt. COCK, from New York and Halifax ; left the for mer on the 17th ultimo, and the latter on the Ist of September. Passengers by the Mary are—Capt. JOFIN RICH ARDS, NOBLE HARVEY, Esq. Mr. R. WADE, and Mr. SHORTPIECE. She likewise brings an account of the Intercourse Bill being again carried into effea. The IT indsor Castle packet arrived at New York on the 25th July. His Majesty's ship Pcmpie, Ad miral COCHRANE, arrived at Halifax on the 24th of August. Also the Sybil brig from Plymouth, Capt. WEBER ; and his Majesty's ship Aanon from a cruize. His Majesty's gun-brig CoVIiR, Lieut. BUTT, from Plymouth; Dolphin, Capt. FLINN, from the Coast of Spain ; George, JOSEPH RICH' ARDS, from Portsmouth; Martha, COOPER, from Weymouth ; and Aid, BAKER, from Plymouth. Sailed yesterday the Dispatch packet, Captain HARRIS, for Cadiz; and the Princess Charlotte racket for Lisbon, with mails. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. C2.—Arrived this day his Majesty's ship Porcupine, of 24 guns, Capt. RICHARD ELLIOTT, with Dispatches from the Mediterranean ; and the John, BENNEN, and Unity, MoNDAY, from London. Sailed the Friendchaft, for Riga and the Britannia, FLEMING, for London. DEAL, SEPT. 22.—Sailed the Gluckstadt sloop of war, with a fleet of transports, for the Scheldt.. SHEERNESS, SEPT. 2 1 .—Sailed his Majesty's ship Perlen, Captain THOMPSON, for Portsmouth. Came into harbour his Majesty's ship !ymphen. Mr. Douotaiss, Master Attendant at Plymouth, is appointed to Sheerness, instead of Mr. DUNCAN, who goes to Chatham Yard. It is with pleasure we have it in our power again to notice an additional proof of the exemplary good conduct, and, if it could be judged necessary, of the essential services, of that inestimable corps, the Royal Marines. An extra& from Lieutenant-General Sir EYRE CooTE's Orders,•dated Head-quartes, Middle burgh,. Aug. 30, t sog " The service of the battalion of Royal Marines, under I the command of Capt. LTARDET, being no longer required on shore, Lieutenant-General Sir COOTE cannot allow that corps to be removed from \Valcheren, without bearing testimony, in pub lic orders, to the soldier -like and praise-worthy con duct it has uniformly maintained, during its . stay in the Island, and of which the most favourable re port has been made to me, by Lieut.-Colonel FANE, commanding at Vere." The transport, with two companies of the First Foot Guards, under the command of Lieut,-Col, ASKEW, with Captain STABLES, and Ensign Er., I.Frrori and Ittor,o - ros, which was missing, and concerning which there existed some. uneasiness, is arrived safe, and the men and officers disembarked at Chatham, in good health. The following is a copy of the Resolution pro posed by Mr. R. JACKSON, at the Bank Court on t'hursday Resolved, " 'OW it appearing to this Court, that during the years 1804, 5, and (1, the Proprietors of Bank Stock re . ceived, 'by way of dividend or bonus, the stun of Pi. per Cent. perliniium ; and the Uire6lors having this day at:ured the'Praprietors of the contiiiurd prosperity of the►r affairs, they are of opinion that utv, j;er cent. per trunuin may be'safe= ly added by way of bonus to the five pec cent. row declared as the half-yearly dividend. UNITED STATES. NEW YORK, AuctlsT 12. THE PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION.—The southern mail of this morning, brought Mr. NlAnisoN's Pro clamation—by which it appears, that the British Orders in Council not having been removed, the United States are declared to stand in the same rela tion to Great Britain as they stood previous to Mr. Efts KIN e's negotiation. Thus, after having for several months been de luded by the expectation of realizing a speedy ad justment of all our difficulties with that nation, we suddenly find ourselvs precisely where we were, on the 16th of last March. We have neither advanced nor receded a single step ! With respea to Mr. ERSKINE'S negotiation we have been deluded. It is in vain to say that this de lusion is the effea of casualty—blame is chargeable somewhere. And now the question naturally suggests itself, " Is Mr. ERSKI NE to blame, or Mr. CANNING, or our Government ? Or, is the blame to be shared by two or more of the parties ?" This being a question of fa&, all that ingenuity can say with respect to it, unless supported by evi dence, will amount to nothing more than idle spe culation. And as to evidence, the few items which have come to light are insufficient to support any opinion on this subject which has hitherto been hazarded. We have, indeed, seen " extracts of letters," and " statements," which (in order to make them more imposing) are represented as coming from the " best authority ;" but then these extraUs and statements assume for evidence rumours so various and contradielory, that the best opinion which can at present be formed must of necessity be extremely inaccurate. The truth, however, is capable of being ascer tained, and will, unquestionably, in the course of a short time, be perfealy ascertained, what, then, in the mean time, are we to do ? What does prudence suggest as proper to be done ? Prudence, nay, every diaate of common sense, urges, with a force and persuasion which is irresisii• able, the propriety and duty of suspending ourjudg ment until we become more conversant with , f aCis. A great effort is once more making by theforeign presses in this country, to throw us into the arms of France. DUANE and others are zealously engaged in the business; and every, attempt is made to rouse all the vile passions of human nature, to aid in the accomplishment of their desperate purpose.— These interlopers in our affairs appear to reel, as if nothing were necessary to induce us to yield up our independence to France, but to make us out of temper with Great Britain. This is a serious subject, and inconceivably interesting to the United States. We must be stupidly and wilfully blind with passion, or something worse, if any earthly motive can seduce us into the clutches of France.— the most of us have lived through the French revo lutionary period, and we cannot be ignorant of the events which it has produced. The means by which these astonishing events have been produced, are of the most formidable kind— corruption arms ; and the latter, terrible as they are, are much less to be dreaded than the former. The poisonof French intrigue, is infinitely more efficaci ous, than the thunder of French artillery. The ap proaches of an army are distinElly seen, and can be met or avoided. But intrigue lurks in the heart' of the Country, and renders its vitals putrid. Providence has kindly placed the United States at a great distance from France, and as kindly de prived BUONAFARTE, for the present, of the means of visiting us. At the same time, when we re member the strong attachment which our last Ad ministration had for France, and bow corrupting a thing such high example always is—when we call to mind, hat immense numbers of the most des perate charaders among us, and many of them are in places of high trust and ioßuonee--how much reason have we to dread the hour, when peace, or conquest, shall give this great Destroyer leisure to turn his thoughts to us.. The materials by which we , may be enslaved are ready, and he will not even be under the necessity of corrupting them--the work is done to his hand, and thousands of the vagrants are pining for employment. Reflections of this sort are gloomy enough, but if the above remarks are. just and true, unpleasant as the subject may be, it is a duty to press it on the public attention. There is native vigour enough in this country, could it be brought tog united effort, to defend our liberties against any human attack. 4 strong sense of the danger from the source I have mentioned, will rouse our patriotism and our cou- rage. Extrati of a Letter from Mr. Prel*, at Paris, to a respe4- able Mercantile House in 13oston, datact lune ceived by the Mentor. " I open my letter to say, that the Emperor has appointed a person to settle the differences, and make a treaty with the United States and there is every prolaah4ity that Commerce will again be re newed. I hope soon to see some of your vessels at •MariPille4." THE LATE DUEL. A circumstance, in the private life of Gentlemen always respe&ed and sacred—always entitled to, and treated with delicacy—the common care and con cern of honourable minds—their general danger— , and the badge of their distinguished class in society —that Decree of the Secret Tribunal—that unecon..' querable di&ate of unflustered minds—all at once, and for the purpose of the day, is to receive tie guar ter, no indulgence, no reprieve, at the hands of the Priests of another Altar, not worshipped with equal purity, and not free from this very pollution. One might have thought, that firititgtose who were not liable to " Methodistical vieWS . "'Of evils in separable from an established mode of Society, the , unhappy accidents of private or even public dit ferences would have been entitled to candour, if not to forbearance :. and oven to adopt (for the mo ment) their own narrow and party views, it would have been expe&ed that the distinguished persons who are the 'subjed of the malevolence and poli tical anathema of the Opposition Press, in conse quences of circumstances, respeaing, which ever)" thing remains to be explained (excepting reciprocally' high and tenacious principles and feelings) wocid have been treated with some sort of delicacy and decorum. The crime, however, of HAVING BEEN MINITEII.S is not easily erased from the tablets of rancour and disappointment ; and that acknowledged calamitY 10 which all the Gentlemen are in society ineessall' l Y exposed, is to be magnified and exaggerated into crime of State. What must be the feelings of the se interested and hardened Partizans of a bad and des pet ate cause, when they perceive all good and 1 10 ' nourable men to lament a casual and t4ncontroulabl o event in private society, in which themselves ars obliged publicly to rejoice, and to affed and pretend public motives and principles, for an exultation !bat nothing but private interest and depravity can feel or hold out ? With what strenuous grace, too, do these sudden proselytes contend for their new doc trines and principles ! Individuals, Officers, Gentle , men, &c. &c. may fire as many pistols at each) other's heads as they please—" it is a moral evil frequently of political and social good." But if two Persons, who have been honoured with the li:ltitf s confidence should at any time fall into some fatal disagreement of opinion or more fatal expression of it, they are either ko be deprived of that cruel pri., vilege so fatally hut so naturally prizO by their cast ; or to be overwhelmed with the hypocritica l malignant (but happily riclicialoch) censure - awl it IP Veaive of libellers, made angry and vindialve by th e proof and demonstration that an acute and sensitive principle of honour has betrayed into a public ad 91 indiscretion those great and bonourable bosom' s which they were in. the daily habit of representing (for the vilest purposes of parry) as inaccessible to every notion but that of personal interest an d ambition. It is singular that an event, only deplored by good and honourable men, should not have disclosed to them the dilemma in which these organs of goPri 3 " cipled ta6lion are now seen to stand. Could privet* interests, could public convenience, could arraPge' ments, could delicacies, could attention (we are ire* to say where they were most due) have sentiment and feeling, we should not novt' have to deplore one of those irresistible e b u llitions of perhaps mistaken honour—but ever British, and ever o vercome necessary in Monarchical Govern Governments, „ of which honour is the fundamental, moral, and guardian prin ciple : we should not have to lament the individual act ; but neither should we be able_to spew at one stroke , 'how base, how vile, how unfounded, and malignant, have been those long and wicked artifices by which Go v e rnmen t h as b een caricatw e4 to the people, as a Partnership, a League, or Corpo ration, only_true to one another, for the purpose 01: deceiving the community at large. The unfortunate event which has taken place, shews that however causeless -and unfounded , British Statesmen will not endure the slightest re' fleaion upon their purity, their conduct or charaaer. from the mouth of persons of honour (not ev e ° their own friends, colleagues, and associates) 3 ai l ( ' that the habitual contempt with which they a re obliged to disregard the illiberal and false imputations of low and ignorant writers cannot efface from their sensibility, the quickest sense of the slightest insinn , ation, from generous and noble minds. We shall conclude these brief reflections with merely appealing to the memory of those who find a subject of triumph in the unfortunate (anti voci have reason to believe momentary) dt,sensiiin be'" tween Lord CASTLEREAGIA and Mr. CANNING; Wil e ; ther or not it be - true that the late Marquis r t LANSDOWNE fought a duel; whether Mr. Fos totig n ' d a duel and whether Mr. PITT fougia a duel s it they should remember any of tlies2 circuM.sl3ll".,! which caused some noise in their day, we would ask what is there eNtraor , ,linary in any sense, and what , . to them, useful, or available .to them in a po litic +l sense, that two Members retiring from the present Cabinet should, fr.m t h e sa me wounded tedn,g, have had recourse to the same prescribed (nut ti bappy and siritly speaking) unjos.tinable 4Ped.Y